rafa

Deverbal from rafar (“to erode, to wear away”), perhaps from Suevic, from Proto-Germanic *hrapōną (“to scratch, scrape”); compare German raffen.

• IPA^(key): /ˈrafa̝/

rafa f (plural rafas)

1. crumb, sliver, shred, piece

   Synonym: frangulla

2. crumb (the soft internal portion of bread)

   Synonyms: miga, miolo

• rafar (“to erode, to wear away”)
• rafón (“loaf”)

• “rafa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “rafa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “rafa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

• IPA^(key): /ˈra.fa/

rafa f

1. reef (rocks at or near surface of the water)